user’s guide HP CD-Writer Plus
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Table of Contents Contents of the Electronic User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installation Notes Read the Installation Poster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 How to Set the CD-Writer Plus as Master or Slave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 How to Find the IDE Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 How to Connect the IDE Data Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Contents of the Electronic User’s Guide Contents of the Electronic User’s Guide Additional information is available in the electronic User’s Guide that was installed you your CD-Writer’s program group. The electronic User’s Guide provides hardware and software information that is not included in this manual. The guide is provided in HTML format and uses your web browser to display its contents.
Installation Notes Read the Installation Poster The Quick-Start installation poster describes how to install your CDWriter Plus drive.
4 How to Set the CD-Writer Plus as Master or Slave NOTE: The appearance of the back of your drive may vary slightly from the illustrations. All installation steps are valid for your drive. Slave Check the back of the new drive and make sure the jumper is on the center location (Slave). Don’t use Cable Select This is a jumper. You can pull it off and place it on another pair of pins to change the setting.
How to Find the IDE Connectors 5 How to Find the IDE Connectors When you place Software Disc 1 in your CD-ROM and click Install CDWriter Plus the software analyzes your computer and makes a recommendation about connecting the CD-Writer Plus hardware. The Install Recommendation tells you whether the CD-Writer Plus should be connected to the primary or secondary controller in your computer.
6 How to Find the IDE Connectors You will see a variety of connectors inside your computer that look similar to the 40-pin connector, but have more or fewer pins. Find the connectors that are the correct size to fit the cable that came in the box with your drive. The IDE connectors may be hidden by some of the computer’s cables or may be behind a drive. Many computers have an IDE hard drive or CD-ROM that connects to the motherboard through an IDE controller.
How to Connect the IDE Data Cable 7 How to Connect the IDE Data Cable When you place Software Disc 1 in your CD-ROM and click Install CDWriter Plus the software analyzes your computer and makes a recommendation about connecting the CD-Writer Plus hardware. The Install Recommendation tells you whether there will be one or two devices connected to the IDE data cable. CAUTION: Do not attach the CD-Writer Plus drive to a sound board’s IDE controller. Most data cable connectors are keyed to fit only one way.
8 How to Connect the IDE Data Cable PIN-1 Look for a label identifying PIN-1 next to the IDE connector. The data cable’s colored edge is aligned with PIN-1 of the IDE connector. This illustration shows a specific computer. Yours may look different. PIN-1 could be on either side of the IDE connector. colored stripe on the data cable PIN-1 The cable’s colored edge is aligned with PIN-1 on the CD-Writer Plus drive.
9 How to Connect the IDE Data Cable Two Devices One Device The OPTIONAL data cable that came with the CD-Writer Plus drive is only used if there is no cable already attached to the recommended IDE controller in your computer system or the cable supplied with your computer is not long enough. Use the connectors at the two ends of the cable. Attach the CD-Writer Plus to whichever connector is not in use (center or end) on the data cable already installed in your computer (DO NOT swap connectors).
10 How to Connect an Audio Cable How to Connect an Audio Cable You do not need an audio cable to record music. The audio cable is used only for listening to music CDs through your computer’s sound system. When the CD-Writer Plus drive records music or data, it uses the data cable, not the audio cable.
How to Connect an Audio Cable 11 Next, connect the other end of the audio cable to the sound board inside your computer. Tips for connecting the audio cable to the sound board ■ Identify the sound board. To identify the sound board look for microphone connectors on the back of your computer. The circuit board inside the computer attached to the microphone connectors is the sound board. ■ Identify the audio connectors on the sound board.
12 How to Connect an Audio Cable
About Making CDs When Should I Use CD-R (Recordable or Write-Once) Discs? Files copied to a CD-R disc are permanently recorded on the disc. The space the files occupy on the disc cannot be used for anything else. Use CD-R discs to: ■ Share your CDs with users that have standard CD-ROM drives ■ Make audio CDs ■ Permanently save files When Should I Use CD-RW (ReWritable) Discs? With CD-RW discs you can write, erase, and rewrite files easily from your software applications or from the Windows Explorer.
14 How do I Make CDs That Can be Read on Other Computers? How do I Make CDs That Can be Read on Other Computers? Use the Easy CD Creator (Data) software and CD-R discs when you want to create CDs you can share with other users, for example if you want to send the CD to your co-workers. Virtually all CD-ROM drives and operating systems (Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 3.x, and DOS) can read CD-R discs made with Easy CD Creator (Data).
Can I Avoid Swapping Audio CDs In and Out of the Drive? 15 Can I Avoid Swapping Audio CDs In and Out of the Drive? Making an audio CD may involve swapping CDs in and out of drives many times. For example, if you make the CD using your CD-Writer Plus as both the source and destination drive, you will need to swap CDs every time a new track is copied to the CD-Writer Plus drive. To minimize the number of times you swap CDs: 1. Copy the tracks to your hard drive using Easy CD Creator.
16 Can I Use the New 80 Minute Audio CDs?
Solving Installation Problems If you need further assistance after reviewing this chapter, contact HP Customer Care directly by calling the appropriate telephone number from the list beginning on page 28. Things to Try First Try the following suggestions if your CD-Writer Plus drive does not appear under Windows Explorer once you have completed the installation. If the problem persists, see the Installation Troubleshooting section below.
18 Installation Troubleshooting Ejecting a Stuck CD. You can eject a stuck CD even when your drive’s power is off. Use this procedure only if the normal eject functions do not work! ■ Straighten a standard paper clip. ■ Insert one end of the straightened paper clip into the emergency eject pinhole on the front panel of the drive. ■ Apply steady, gentle pressure until the drive door begins to open. ■ Gently pull the drive door open and remove the CD.
Installation Troubleshooting 19 ■ Find the pairs of pins labeled Master, Slave, and Cable Select on the back of the CD-Writer Plus. Make sure the small plastic cap or jumper is on the setting specified in the Install Recommendation. The jumper can be pulled off using your fingers, tweezers, or needle-nose pliers, and placed on a different pair of pins to change the setting.
20 Installation Troubleshooting
Customer Support HP Customer Care Online www.hpcdwriter.com Visit the HP CD-Writer web site at http://www.hpcdwriter.com and click on Technical Support to get immediate access to a wealth of up-todate information 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You will find troubleshooting documents, maintenance and efficiency tips, ideas for using your products and much more.
22 HP Customer Care by Phone HP Customer Care by Phone HP Customer Care will provide you with personal service to help you get the results you expect from your Hewlett-Packard CD-Writer solution. To contact your personal HP Customer Care consultant by telephone, call the number for your region listed under the section Telephone Numbers beginning on page 26. Be advised that a charge of $2.50 US dollars per minute (maximum of $35) will be charged for telephone assistance.
23 Before You Contact HP Information (Help on page 23) For your computer Drive serial number Computer brand and model Operating system and version? Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.
24 Before You Contact HP on the Drive Data tab. The firmware version is listed in the FW Rev dialog box. Example: Firmware: 1.0 Drive serial number The HP drive serial number appears on the underside of the tray as well as on the main label on the back of the drive. You can also obtain the drive serial number by clicking on the Start menu on the taskbar, then selecting Programs, HP CD-Writer Plus, Utilities, and Diagnose. Select the drive to check and then click on the Drive Data tab.
Before You Contact HP 25 Sound card In Windows 95 and Windows 98 from the Start menu on the taskbar, select Settings and then Control Panel. Double-click on System. Select the Device Manager tab. Double-click on Sound, video, and game controllers. Write down the names of the devices that are displayed. Example: Sound Blaster In Windows NT from the Start menu on the taskbar, select Settings and then Control Panel. Double-click on Multimedia, select the Devices tab, and double-click Audio Devices.
26 Telephone Numbers Telephone Numbers For telephone number updates: http://www.hp.com/support/phone_support USA Literature and dealer referral. . . . . . . . . . . 970-635-1500 HP Customer Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 970-635-1500 (Fee-based technical support. $2.50 US dollars per minute/$35 maximum) Canada/Europe/Middle East/Africa/Latin America/Asia/ Pacific In some countries, in addition to the normal local charges, there will be a fee for HP technical support.
Returning a Drive 27 Sweden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 61 92 170 Switzerland (French/Italian/German). . . 08 48 80 11 11 Turkey (M-F, CET + 1hr) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0212 224 5925 United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0171 512 52 02 English language support for other countries . . . . . . . . . . . . +44 171 512 52 02 Latin America Argentina (M-F, 8:30-19:30) . . . . . (54) (11) 47 78 83 80 Brazil (M-F, 8:00-19:00) . . . . . . . . . . .
28 Returning a Drive Copyright © Hewlett-Packard Co. 1999 This information is subject to change without notice and is provided “as is” with no warranty. Helwett-Packard shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages in connection with the use of this material.
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